Bari Weiss, who published CBS leaks at The Free Press, now wants to root out leakers after taking over network

Prior to joining CBS News as editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss published several critical articles about the network on her site, The Free Press, based on leaked recordings and anonymous quotes. - (Paramount)

One year ago, Bari Weiss was boasting of how her “anti-woke” digital outlet, The Free Press, had obtained leaked audio recordings of CBS News meetings, and quotes from anonymous staffers, amid the fallout over anchor Tony Dokoupil’s combative interview with celebrated author Ta-Nehisi Coates.

But as new editor-in-chief of CBS News - and the focus of less-than-flattering reports - Weiss now wants to crack down on leaks and identify employees who are sharing details of internal editorial calls with other news organizations.